The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-16
P%ICKP0CKETS' HARVEST.
LARGE SUMS OF MONEY AND JEW.
ELS NIPPED ON THE STREET.
The Police DO Excellent work. and
Arrest Ten OF the Gang, on whom
They Find several Thousand Dollars
I'm Cash aud yaIuabIcs.

As might have been expected when such an
immense crowd was in the city, tho festive
pickpockct and sneak thief would not me-
elect his opportunity 10 reap n rich har.
vest from the well filled pockets Of his
unsuspecting victims. These fine fingered
artists have evidently been following the
presidential party, and that they have been
stopped from dcprcdations ON the crowds in
other cities on the Presidents tour in a
credit 10 the vigilance Of our police and de-
t~cctives.
Fully fifty complaints were made NJ police
headquarters yesterday and last night by
parties who had lost their money and Jewels.
The following IL u partial list of the robbed:
Judge Marshall, Of Winonn, Miss, and clerk
Of Carroll county, had his pocket picked Of
slI7 at Court square while listening To the
Presidents speech.
Another man, name unknown, at same
place, $40.
Mrs. Ann Ford, luka, Miss, at Court
Square, apurse containing $3.50.
John L. Grace, Union county, Miss,
leather pockctbook containing Sl5, four rail
road tickets, and other valuable papers.
NJ. y. Embry, No. Bii Front street, nj the
Presidents reception at the Gayoso hotel, n
diamond solitaire stud, valued NJ $40, which
he wore In his shirt front, and was nippcd
while pressing his way through The crowd.
Mrs. fuqua, 81 Trczcynnt, Tenn, while
standing on Main street watching the pro-
~ccssion, had her $50 gold watch detached
from the chain aud slipped from her pocket;
also a pockcibook containing n small sum Of
money.
J. X Goodwin mourns the loss Of his fine
gold watch and chain aud moncylcss pocket
book.
Battle Brown, Of IIil, Foniaino & Co,
offers a reward 81 fifty dollars for the rccov-
cry Of his one hundred and hfty dollar soli-
tairc diamond, which was unscrcwcd from
his shirt front while he ndmiringly gnzcd On
Mr.. Cleveland from the curbstonc ON Main
street.
DIR. Fowlks, 81 Dycrsburg, Tenn, con
tributed one hundred and hfty dollarr solid
cash 60 the pick pocket reception fund. The
docior has plenty ~ friends here, aud had no
trouble raising a stake on which Ia get
home.
W. r. Written, one Of the solid citizens II
Ratcsyille, Miss, was comfortably supplied
with cash, and hcld three round trip cNcur.
sion tickets, which some nimblc fingered
crook passed from his pocket, along with
twcnty-six dollars.
Thcrc were numbers ~ Others heavily
yictimiEcd whu~c names could not be
learned. The thieves worked adruitly and
indnstrously, ~ " u estimated, from all nc
counts that there was not less than $1,000
The police arrested The following men ON
suspicion, some of whom have been idcn,i-
Robert Turner, Rgcd twcnty-thrce year, q
dapter looking. beauilcs- fellow. claiming a.
bca drummer fnum - Louis,
Gcouc Woodruff. aged forty. three years,
Who also claims Ia be- a drummer from 81
Louis.
J. Kcnwood, who registered a. twcnty-six
years old. aud nn auCtiunccr, with Kansas
City for his hnse II operatiuus.
George Rector, whu doesn't look like much
81 n hay-s,cd, though he put himself on
record ~ n farmer, twcnty-siN year. old, aud
trom the country" just where, ON the map,
~ refused "a state.
John McGowcn. arc twcnty-six yrnrs. n
jewcler FROM New York. To an Arrr,L ~
porter who aw the young man In his cage,
he said he vns y t~ohacvunirt, his home was
IN Hartford, Conn, hat Lee was Ia the south
on a pleasu e trip and lust dropped into
the city 81 sec the President lie seemed to
have not the rcmotcst idea for what be- was
ARRESTED. lie Il evidently n slick confidence
trcok.
". shaw. Az twenty .iS YEAR. who
gave the humble calling offs shoemaker, from
Kansas City, also languishcs behind the bars
~ . 81 the suspects.
Sam Roscnihal enrolled himself a. drum.
mer, twcnty-four years old and hts home nj
Louisville, ny Nome ~ these alleged
drummcrs would give tie names oi the firms
Cor which they travel. The chaprs against
them are yagmncy aud larceny from the
person.
Az late hour last night the police mn In
Alex Mcfay, who claimed tu he a shoemaker
from Chicago, Funk rcrrir, n printer, resi-.
denoe not given, and Thomas Lewis a farmer.
onicer Tdwcll made the arrest, a. lac aw
them acting suspiOously on the street Tho
I chargc against them Is the same a. the above,
and they arr thought 10 be u part u the
gan u thieves.